Chapter 8

The test papers were handed out one by one.

Sun Hecheng called over two new apprentices who did not sign up and instructed them to take out the herb specimens and hang them on the wall above the podium. He also wrote a number on them. There were a total of twenty sets.

The wall lamp lit up, illuminating one side of the wall as if it was daytime.

Sun Hecheng said in a deep voice, "These twenty types of herbs will be our test today. Everyone, write down the names of the herbs in the corresponding number on the blank test paper. Also, write down in detail how to perform the preliminary treatment. Each type of herb is worth five points. The full score is one hundred points. The test will last for one hour. You may begin now. "

Bai Xiaowen squinted his eyes and looked over. For him who had the gift of insight, identifying herbs was a piece of cake. There was no way he could make a mistake.

The preliminary treatment of herbs referred to the preparation work that pharmacists had to do before they could concoct a potion. This work was actually very particular. For example, there were dozens of different cleaning solutions for different types of herbs. Using the wrong cleaning solution would cause damage to the quality of the herbs and affect the success rate of concocting a potion. Such an assistant was definitely not qualified.

In the pharmaceutical department, there was a thick encyclopedia of pharmaceutical concoctions. It was like an Oxford dictionary from another time and space. It was a reference book for people to refer to. The encyclopedia of pharmaceutical concoctions did not record precious formulas, but it had all the preliminary treatment methods for herbs. There were many categories.

The encyclopedia of pharmaceutical concoctions was daunting. Many apprentices who had been in the pharmaceutical department for a few years only knew half of it. Many people had great ambitions when they first entered the industry. They wanted to memorize the encyclopedia of pharmaceutical concoctions. However, after a few months, they often found that they forgot faster than they learned. They could only resentfully give up.

Bai Xiaowen, who had a super brain, was an exception. He had only flipped through the encyclopedia of pharmaceutical concoctions once and had already memorized more than a thousand pages of densely packed text. His brain had already surpassed the category of "genius". It was close to the level of a monster. It could be seen as a human-shaped self-driving computer, and a top-notch one at that.

Bai Xiaowen skimmed through the twenty types of herbs and understood. The person who came up with the questions was very attentive. The twenty types of herbs were ranked from easy to difficult. Ten of them were relatively basic and five of them were slightly more difficult. The last five types of medicinal herbs were relatively rare. If it weren't for the fact that Bai Xiaowen had memorized the Encyclopedia of Medicine, he wouldn't have been able to answer them completely.

Zong Jie, who was sitting at the front, was writing confidently. His speed was very fast and he had already answered the eleventh question.

"It's only been ten minutes, and he's already halfway done. He's quite confident too. I should have a ninety percent chance of passing this exam. " Zong Jie raised his head and looked at the No.11 specimen hanging on the wall. He frowned slightly, and then his eyebrows relaxed. He was a little excited.

"The eleventh medicinal ingredient is a little rare, but I've seen it before! Very good. If all the questions are as simple as the first ten questions, how can you pull apart the gap and show your standard? "

Zong Jie quickly wrote down the answer to the eleventh question. Although he stumbled on the twelfth and thirteenth questions, he also wrote down the answers and was basically complete.

However, the fourteenth question stumped Zong Jie.

In his memory, he seemed to have some impression of the 14th medicinal ingredient, but he just couldn't remember its name. As for how to deal with it, Zong Jie was even more uncertain.

"It looks like magic moss. Should I use the roasting method? No, the edges of the leaves of this medicinal ingredient are smooth, unlike the sawtooth magic moss. Moreover, the leaves are thick and have a faint oily sheen. The life energy particles should be contained in the leaves. The roasting method will definitely damage the quality. "

Zong Jie was indecisive. He could only put a question mark in front of the fourteenth question, and then looked at the fifteenth question.

However, the fifteenth question also seemed familiar, but he just couldn't remember it.

"Damn it, why am I so unlucky?" Zong Jie secretly gritted his teeth and then looked around. Many of the other apprentices seemed to be anxious. Some were biting their pens, and some were scratching their ears and cheeks. It seemed that they were all stumped.

Zong Jie was secretly relieved. It didn't matter if he did badly, as long as others did worse.

Zong Jie looked at the last five questions with a trace of luck, and his face suddenly collapsed. The last five medicinal ingredients were not usually seen at all! Maybe it was a big book that instinctively used as a brick. There were these rare medicinal ingredients in the encyclopedia of pharmaceutics, but now it was an exam. Zong Jie couldn't just flip through the book to find the answer.

There was a crashing sound of a chair.

Zong Jie was shocked. He looked in the direction of the sound and suddenly frowned.

The one who stood up was Bai Xiaowen. He strode to the podium and actually handed in the paper directly.

"So fast?" Zong Jie's eyes almost popped out. He looked up at the wall clock at the side. There was only half the time left to hand in the paper!

Bai Xiaowen's early submission of the paper aroused the suspicions of many apprentices.

"A newbie who just entered the profession for a week and handed in the paper so quickly. I'm afraid there's only one possibility …" Zong Jie sneered in his heart. "He probably couldn't answer a single question and handed in a blank paper! Hmph, if I knew it would be like this, why did I sign up? What a disgrace. "

Thinking of this, Zong Jie's mood seemed to be a lot better. He racked his brains, guessing, and filled in the empty part of the test paper. He checked it one last time and did not hand in the test paper until the bell rang at nine o 'clock.

Sun Hecheng collected more than a hundred papers and waved his hand. "You guys go do your work. I'll mark the papers on the spot. Don't worry."

A group of apprentices moved the tables and chairs back to their original positions and went to do their work. However, their attention was obviously not on the work at hand, but all focused on Sun Hecheng.

Sun Hecheng marked the papers very quickly. Many of the papers were thrown away directly after a glance. He didn't even give a mark. Obviously, that kind of paper was not even enough to pass.

Zong Jie found a seat closer to Sun Hecheng and wiped the medicine cabinet occasionally. His eyes were fixed on the tip of Sun Hecheng's pen. He was secretly nervous. Up until now, Sun Hecheng had marked more than thirty papers. Only six papers were above the passing mark and had received marks.

Huala. Another test paper filled with handwriting was pulled out. Zong Jie's heart trembled. This was his paper.

Sun Hecheng quickly ticked the first ten questions. All the first ten questions were correct. He turned to the back and his marking speed slowed down a lot.

Zong Jie was excited. This meant that his paper was worthy of a mark. He would definitely pass.

Soon, Sun Hecheng turned back to the front and wrote the name "Zong Jie". He wrote a big stroke.

76 marks!

Zong Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This was the highest score so far. He was almost guaranteed to get into the interview. As long as he could get into the interview, there was still a lot of room for manipulation. Zong Jie's elders were retired people from the pharmacy. If he asked the elders to sacrifice some face, he was basically guaranteed to get in.

Sun Hecheng looked up slightly and saw Zong Jie. He knocked the red pen on the table. "What are you looking at? Go do your work. "

Zong Jie quickly agreed. He suppressed his excitement and turned to the other side of the medicine cabinet. Suddenly, he saw Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen was washing utensils at the sink. He looked calm as if he had never signed up for the exam. This calmness was interpreted differently in Zong Jie's eyes.

"Haha, Bai Xiaowen, how is it? Are you hiding here pretending to be calm because you think you can't get into the interview and are afraid of being laughed at? "

Bai Xiaowen glanced at Zong Jie. His thin lips curled into a sneer.

"If I can't get into the interview, who else can?"

"Oh, you're still so stubborn. If you can get into the interview, I'll write my name backwards!" Zong Jie snorted.

"It's none of my business how you write your name." Bai Xiaowen was very disdainful.

"Haha, how about this, let's make a bet." Zong Jie raised his voice slightly. "If you get into the interview, I'll quit my job! If you don't, you can get out of here! Do you dare to bet? "

Bai Xiaowen's eyes flickered. He seemed to hesitate for a second. "Okay, let's bet. I'm just afraid that some people won't admit defeat."

Seeing Bai Xiaowen's "cowardice", Zong Jie sneered. "Brothers, come over here and be the witnesses. We're all men. If anyone cheats, they're worse than pigs and dogs!"

Seven or eight apprentices squeezed over and agreed to be witnesses. They were all young men in their twenties. They didn't mind watching a show.

The sink was quite far from Sun Hecheng. There were two rows of medicine cabinets between them. The apprentices were somewhat unscrupulous.

After Bai Xiaowen finished washing his utensils, he didn't say much to Zong Jie and the others. He left with a basket of test tubes.

The clock on the wall chimed. It was half past nine.